John 21:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?”

John 21:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 21:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 21:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“This saying therefore went out among the brothers that this disciple wouldn’t die. Yet Jesus didn’t say to him that he wouldn’t die, but, “If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?””

John 21:23 — World English Bible

John 21:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“This saying therefore went forth among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, that he should not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?”

John 21:23 — American Standard Version

John 21:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“yet Jesus did not say to him, that he doth not die, but, `If him I will to remain till I come, what--to thee?'”

John 21:23 — Young's Literal Translation

John 21:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“This word therefore went out among the brethren, That disciple does not die. And Jesus did not say to him, He does not die; but, If I will that he abide until I come, what [is that] to thee?”

John 21:23 — Darby Translation

John 21:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then went this worde abroade among the brethren, that this disciple shoulde not die. Yet Iesus saide not to him, He shall not die: but if I will that he tarie till I come, what is it to thee?”

John 21:23 — Geneva Bible

John 21:23 in Context — John 21

21 Vendo Pedro a este, disse a Jesus: Senhor, e este, que [lhe acontecerá] ?

22 Disse-lhe Jesus: Se eu quero que ele fique até que eu venha, que te importa? Segue-me tu.

23 Saiu, pois, esta conversa entre os irmãos, que aquele discípulo não morreria. Contudo Jesus não lhe disse que não morreria, mas sim: Se eu quero que ele fique até que eu venha, que te importa?

24 Este é o discípulo que testemunha destas coisas, e estas coisas escreveu; e sabemos que seu testemunho é verdadeiro.

25 Ainda há, porém, muitas outras coisas que Jesus fez, que se sobre cada uma delas se escrevessem, penso que nem mesmo o mundo poderia caber os livros escritos. Amém.

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What Does John 21:23 Mean?

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